Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-07
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KNIGHTS MOVING AGAINST SUNDAY LABOR
Chicago labor circles which has for It's aim The
abolition OF Sunday labor and sunday labor meet
1ngs. The matter was started by a few members
OF District No. 81, Knights OF Labor, and has now
been brought up In several assemblies belonging
to both Nos. 81 and "a. 1t is everywhere looked
upon favorably: At a meeting held Saturday
night delegates to both districts were Instructed
TO bring the matter up before their organizations
at the earliest opportunity. Sunday work, except
In emergencies, the knights believe can be dis
penSed with. Their own sunday meetings are t0f
much of strain on them physically and mentally
and, besides, many OF them want to 60 to church
establish the Saturday half holiday system.
AN INTERNAL MACHINE FOR CAPT. WILLIAMS
Considerable excitement was caused In police cir
Giles in New York Saturday by the discovery of an
Internal machine upon the desk OF the 3Oth-Street
station Capt: WiiliaIn's) distrtcp The machine is
about six inches in length and resembles the one
used to cause the explosion on board the the Guy.
andotte. How it came into the station house is a
in hand. DIR. cyrus Edison Will test the machine
for dynamite and report to the superintendent.
TRYING TO PROVE HERSELF WIFE.-Judge
DevenS OF the supreme court OF Massachusetts has
dismissed the libel in the noted divorce suit OF
Maria Norcross against Alvin Norcross, wealthy
BOStOn1an. The case was peculiar one the main
point being whether there was any legal
marriage between the parties. The defendant
denied that there was any marriage although
they have lived together as man and wife
for seventeen years NOrcroSS married two or
three years ago, whereupUn the woman who
claimed to be his wife brOugh suit to test the
validity OF her marriage Relationship her supposed
husband. The case will probably go TO the full
bench on questions OF law.
ENRIcHING FARM WITH SRwAGR.-A committee
OF the Massachusetts, legislature arrived in
Chicago last week TO investigate the drainage and
sewerage system OF the town OF Pullman The
system Is known as the surface deposit or sewer
age farm plan where the accumulation is all
carried to farm and there absorbed. 1t is the
only system OF the kind In the country on an ey-
tended scale, and is believed to be better adapted
to the formation OF the land in Massachusetts,
than ahy yet discovered. The committee members
expressed themselves as much pleased with the
operation OF the system, and will report favorably
A GOLD MINE IN MRS. RAMsAYs BACK YARD
A. N. Ramsay has been depot agent at Sunny
Side, Ga, for thirty years. During that time Mrs
Ramsay has saved up for her husband quite q sum
OF money. They did not believe in banks and
were afraid TO loan out the money, so they had
recourse to holes in the ground. Mrs Ramsay
would trade of her money Tor $50 gold pieces and
bury them In her back yard. Some time before
Christmas she buried $3.50 there. 1t was her Gus
tom on sunny afternoons, now and then, to un-
earth her treasure, count it and then bury it
again. The old couple were horffed yesterday
morning when they arose to find that some one
had been mining for gold during the night. The
lucky finder took every dollar OF the Old lady's
savings.